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A-Z challenge update 1

It's been a couple of months since I updated my A-Z challenge, so here's how I've been doing! I've made quite a bit of progress without consciously trying to read certain letters, and I even managed to knock out a particularly difficult one (Q)! I'm just a little under halfway through, which is great because I still have 2/3 of the year to get to the other half :D

If anyone has recommendations for books that start with E, J, U, V, Y, or Z, please let me know!

A: And I Darken by Kiersten White (2/26)

B: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson (2/8)

C: Court of Thieves by Kate Elliott (1/12)

D: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (4/3)

G: A Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (1/22)

H: His Majesty's Dragon (3/30)

I: The Immortal Heights (1/5)

M: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes (3/21)

O: Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine (3/12)

Q: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a world that cannot stop talking by Susan Cain (3/27)

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